Q: Is 14,936,016 a Composite Number?

Why is 14,936,016 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 14,936,016 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 23 24 46 48 69 83 92 138 163 166 184 249 276 326 332 368 489 498 552 652 664 978 996 1,104 1,304 1,328 1,909 1,956 1,992 2,608 3,749 3,818 3,912 3,984 5,727 7,498 7,636 7,824 11,247 11,454 13,529 14,996 15,272 22,494 22,908 27,058 29,992 30,544 40,587 44,988 45,816 54,116 59,984 81,174 89,976 91,632 108,232 162,348 179,952 216,464 311,167 324,696 622,334 649,392 933,501 1,244,668 1,867,002 2,489,336 3,734,004 4,978,672 7,468,008 and 14,936,016, with no remainder.

Since 14,936,016 cannot be divided by just 1 and 14,936,016, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).